File 6 - Save Wood Quay Campaign 1980 Part 6

128pp

Material in this file consists of minutes, reports and correspondence including official report of the City Manager and Town Clerk: "abstract of the more important Managerial Orders made during the month of May 1980"; letter from Dr Anngret Simms to Mary and Nicholas Robinson with photocopy of article on Wood Quay from German newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau, 18-22/05/1980; correspondence to Dublin City Council (DCC) Councillors from P Russell, Assistant Principal Officer, Dublin Corporation 21/05/1980 re visit to Wood Quay site 21/05/1980; handwritten motion of planning committee 23/05/1980; minutes of adjourned special meeting of the DCC, 26/05/1980 and 27/05/1980; photocopy of letter sent to Taoiseach C.J. Haughey, TD from D.J. Mulvaney, Professor of Prehistory, Australian National University which was sent by Mulvaney to FX Martin (FXM), 28/05/1980; press statement from Minister for Finance Mr Michael O'Kennedy, T.D., 30/05/1980, announcing further extension of two weeks to enable NMI complete final excavation; photocopy of letter from Stephan Tschudi-Madsen, to FXM re visit of FXM, Robinsons and Bride Rosney to Norway in June 1980, 03/06/1980; single page report from Assistant City Manager to Lord Mayor, Aldermen and members of DCC in relation to the need for more fire brigade stations, 05/06/1980; photocopy of circular from Cobh Urban District Council to all local authorities re motion to support Cardinal O'Fiach "for his efforts towards a settlement of the H-Block impasse", 03/06/1980; typed breviate for the month of June 1980, report of the National Monuments Advisory Committee; typed photocopy of document on excavations at Wood Quay with attached two maps showing change in delineated areas where excavations took place under consent dated 16/07/1979 and dated 27/03/1980 which was extended to 31/05/1980; correspondence from Assistant City Manager to Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of DCC, 04/06/1980; agenda and circular for DCC meetings 06,08/06/1980; photocopy of letter from Breandán Ó Ríordain, director National Museum of Ireland (NMI) to S Haughey Assistant City Manager, Development Department, Dublin Corporation 09/06/1980; typed question and reply to Councillor Ned Brennan, 09/06/1980; breviates for the month of June 1980: report of the Special Committee for the Inner City, reports of the Coisde Cuspoiri Coiteann, reports of An Coiste Culturdha [Culture Committee], report of the Special Committee on the Mansion House Residence, Council Protocol and Lord Mayor's Allowances, report of An Coisde Airgeadais [Finance Committee], report of An Coisde Pleanala agus Forbairte [Planning and Development Committee], report of An Coisde Teaghlachais; photocopy of cartoon in Preservation News sent to Robinsons from Consulate General of Ireland, New York, 10/06/1980; circular from Kilkenny County Council to local authorities including DCC re resolution they adopted on recognising 1981 as International Year of the Disabled, 12/06/1980; circular from Westport Urban District Council to local authorities including DCC re resolution they adopted calling on government to ensure equality of viewing opportunities for all television licensees 16/06/1980; report of the City Manager and Town Clerk re Temporary Overdraft Accommodation for the period 01 July - 31 Dec 1980, and other reports 23/06/1980; circular to members of DCC from F.J. Feely, City Manager and Town Clerk 24/06/1980; photocopy of circular sent by FX Martin (FXM), Friends of Mediaeval Dublin with Irish Times newspaper cutting relating to Minister of State for Finance Tom McEllistrim, TD publicly implying in Dáil that the DCC is responsible for either saving or agreeing the destruction of Wood Quay, 27/06/1980; letter from FXM to Nick Robinson including news of motion that "Dublin Bay" Loftus was planning on putting to DCC, 29/06/1980; summons to quarterly meeting of DCC, 30/06/1980 and 06/10/1980; questions lodged and replies, DCC 30/06/1980; photocopies of correspondence between Taoiseach C J Haughey and Lord Duncan-Sandys, General Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 03-27/07/1980 in relation to Wood Quay and assurances given re importance of site; photocopies of motion for DCC meeting re dismantling of the medieval city wall at Wood Quay, n.d.; letter and newspaper article from Christopher O'Farrelly relating to eclipse of Christ Church by Civic Offices on Wood Quay site 28/08/1980; typed letter from Nicholas Maxwell, Chairman, Dublin archaeological Research Team, 29/10/1980 relating to the setting up of an archaeological unit for Dublin.

[Archivist's note - many circulars in this file relate to MR's role as councillor but not all relate specifically to the Wood quay case]

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